wheelchair accessible — designed or modified to allow access for people using wheelchairs
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: designed or modified to allow access for people using wheelchairs
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈwiːltʃer əkˈsesəbl/
Korean meaning: 휠체어 사용자가 접근할 수 있도록 설계되거나 개조된
Korean pronunciation: **휠**체어 악**세**서블
Example Sentences
- The restaurant claims to be wheelchair accessible, but the bathroom door is narrower than my diet plans.
- All public buildings must be wheelchair accessible by law.
- The hotel advertised wheelchair accessible rooms, but forgot to mention the elevator was from the Stone Age.
wheelchair accessible
ADJECTIVE//ˈwiːltʃer əkˈsesəbl//
designed or modified to allow access for people using wheelchairs

a person in a wheelchair smoothly rolls up a gently sloped ramp toward the library entrance. The wide concrete ramp has sturdy handrails on both sides and leads directly to double doors that automatically slide open. As the wheelchair user approaches, the doors sense their presence and open wide without any effort needed. A parent pushing a stroller follows the same ramp path while a delivery person with a wheeled cart also uses the accessible route. Everyone can enter the building easily through the same welcoming entrance. how the building is designed to allow access for people using wheelchairs

Making spaces accessible makes feelings expressible!
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🌳Etymology
Origin
wheelchair는 1700년대부터 사용된 용어로 'wheel(바퀴) + chair(의자)'의 합성어이고, accessible은 라틴어 'accessus(접근하다)'에서 유래되어 '접근 가능한'이라는 의미를 갖게 되었습니다.
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📝Examples
“The restaurant claims to be wheelchair accessible, but the bathroom door is narrower than my diet plans.”
“All public buildings must be wheelchair accessible by law.”
“The hotel advertised wheelchair accessible rooms, but forgot to mention the elevator was from the Stone Age.”
“The new shopping mall is completely wheelchair accessible with ramps and wide corridors.”
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